Mickey Mouse is an Emmy award-winning American series of animated shorts created by Disney Television Animation. It features the Sensational SixMickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Goofy, and Pluto and other classic characters in contemporary settings such as Paris and New York. The series evokes the slapstick feel of the classic Mickey Mouse and friends cartoons, but tries to avoid cliches of the classics such as anvils or TNT. The shorts also place the titular character in humorous situations that showcase his pluck and rascality along with his long-beloved charm and good-heartedness.
It is being executive produced and directed by Emmy Award-winning artist Paul Rudish, known for his work on Cartoon Network series such as Dexter's Laboratory and The Powerpuff Girls (1998). It was announced at Disney's upfront meeting on March 12, 2013 and premiered on June 28 on Disney Channel.
The series is currently on an indefinite hiatus as of July 19, 2019 due to the death of Russi Taylor, and her roles have yet to be recast.
The Scariest Story Ever: A Mickey Mouse Halloween Spooktacular
October 8, 2017
Trivia[]
So far, there have been sixteen shorts where dialogue is in a language besides English.
1.) Croissant de Triomphe = French
2.) Tokyo Go = Japanese
3.) Panda-monium = Mandarin Chinese
4.) O Sole Minnie = Italian
5.) O Futebol Clássico = Portuguese
6.) Mumbai Madness = Hindi
7.) Clogged = Dutch
8.) Al Rojo Vivo = Spanish
9.) ¡Feliz Cumpleaños! = Spanish
While this is the second short to be spoken in Spanish, it takes place in Mexico rather than Spain.
10.) Dancevidaniya = Russian
11.) Turkish Delights = Turkish
12.) Locked in Love = Korean
13.) Carnaval = Portuguese
This is the second short to be spoken in Portuguese as well as the second short to take place in Brazil. Also, both shorts take place in Rio de Janeiro.
14.) Year of the Dog = Mandarin Chinese
While this is the second short to be spoken in Chinese as well as the second short to take place in China, this short takes place in Shanghai rather than Beijing.
15.) Amore Motore = Italian
While this is the second short to be spoken in Italian and the second short to take place in Italy, this short takes place in Rome rather than Venice.
16.) Our Floating Dreams = Thai
Ironically, there's been at least four shorts that took place in a foreign country where the dialogue is in English instead of another language besides it.
A dark ride attraction for Disney's Hollywood Studios and Disneyland that is based on the series, titled Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway, opened on March 4, 2020, alongside a special clip show episode Vacation Fun debuting within a "Mickey Shorts Theater" in the former Sounds Dangerous! theater.
The series is currently on a hiatus as of Carried Away due to Russi Taylor's death and Minnie's new voice actress is yet to be announced.
Home media[]
The first season of the series was released on DVD on August 26, 2014.
A second DVD, titled "Merry & Scary" was released on September 26, 2017, featuring the episodes Duck the Halls: A Mickey Mouse Christmas Special, The Scariest Story Ever: A Mickey Mouse Halloween Spooktacular, Ghoul Friend, The Boiler Room, Black and White, Entombed, and Split Decision.